LARK. A boat; a piece of fun; looking for something to steal; on a lark.
LARREY. Cunning.
LATHY. Not fat. "I touched the joskin's skin, but it was as lathy as his jaws were lantern," I stole the countryman's purse, but it was as thin as his face.
LATITAT. Attorney.
LAVENDER COVE. A pawnbroker.
LAW. "Give the cove law," give the fellow a chance to escape.
LAY. A particular kind of rascality, trade, or profession; on the look out; watching for something to steal. Sometimes the same as gait. "What's the cove's lay?" "Why, you see, he is on the ken's crack"—house-breaking.
LEAF. Autumn. "I will be out in the leaf," I will be out in the autumn.
LEAK. To impart a secret.
LEAKY. Not trustworthy.